Armed suspect with DUI threatens shootout at Tucson intersection, Tucson AZ
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WeaponsAn armed suspect with a DUI threatened to shoot police officers and abandoned a vehicle near 4th Street and 6th Avenue in Tucson. An Uber driver who witnessed the threat flagged down police. Officers secured the area and deployed long guns and drone support to locate the suspect.
Audio|Heard on: Tucson Police/Fire Citywide
Listen to dispatch call
03:18
Transcript:
00:00
Quick brief from an officer involved, basically.
00:03
This suspect got a DUI.
00:05
The driver that flagged down officers is an unrelated,
00:08
unbiased Uber driver.
00:10
He gets explained,
00:12
make a left, make a left, make a left to basically ambush the officer and says, hey, I just got a DUI, I'm going to shoot it out.
00:18
The Uber driver can hear him loading things in the magazine.
00:22
And Uber driver first.
00:26
Uber driver exited the vehicle and ran in flagged down police.
00:31
Unknown where he's at last seen in the vehicle, unknown if he's still in the vehicle.
00:36
I want officers out of their vehicles and away from lights so they're not being used as targets.
00:43
Two into nine or zero way you can go a little bit south on that elevated platform so you're not next to a vehicle.
00:58
Traffic 90 is 1011.
01:00
Where are you at so you can come to you further brief?
01:03
I'm at near 6th and 4th on the eastern corner.
01:08
I need northbound and southbound 4th Avenue shut down.
01:22
Fourth Avenue or 6th Avenue?
01:27
My apologies, 4th Street and 6th Avenue.
01:38
To return for the plate on Sam Tom, Charles, Adam 1 Sam.
01:46
Three-sitting in a 461.
01:50
I need you have locked southbound, please.
02:00
20074, 23 in the alley,
02:02
probably 60 feet north of a suspect vehicle.
02:05
Can't see if anybody's in it, but if somebody does move, we'll have a pretty good view and angle on them.
02:12
Uh 2-7, can you bypass block northbound for me?
02:25
Do you want north or south?
02:33
You available for 21.
02:42
Go ahead.
02:45
The vehicle in question is going to be at near 4th Street and Fierro Avenue.
02:51
That's where the vehicle's pointed towards the officers at 4th Street and 6th Avenue.
02:57
We have long guns deployed.
03:10
The officers are advising that they have line of sight and with the lights they're not seeing anybody inside.
03:16
Traffic 90, how far out is the drone?
Disclaimer:
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Location mentioned:
N 6th Ave & E 4th St, Tucson, AZ 85705
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